Hello friends! I’m so excited to be joining Pinkfresh Studio for their Season of Wonder Release Blog Hop! This beautiful release is all about Christmas, and it is filled with gorgeous new stamps, stencils, BetterPress plates, cover plates, and so much more.
Be sure to stick around because we also have a giveaway happening as part of the blog hop!
My project today features the beautiful Merry Mistletoe Stencil and coordinating die. While I normally find myself reaching for more traditional colors when creating Christmas cards, I decided to switch things up for this project and work with a combination of pinks and teals.
I love how simply changing the color palette can give a traditional Christmas image a completely different personality while still keeping that festive feel.
I started by stenciling the bow using Sparkling Rose and Bubblegum inks. The two shades of pink give the bow some beautiful variation while keeping everything soft and cheerful.
On a separate piece of white cardstock, I stenciled the mistletoe using Ocean Breeze and Aquamarine inks. For the berries, I brought the pinks back into the design with Cherry Blossom, Peony, and Begonia inks. I used a mix of Pinkfresh Studio blending brushes throughout the stenciling to build up the different colors and add depth to the images.
Once all of my ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating dies to cut out both the mistletoe and bow.
For the front of my card, I started with a Sea Glass card front. This was the perfect soft background for the brighter pinks and teals and helped keep the overall design feeling light and elegant.
I wanted to create a landing point for the mistletoe without covering up too much of that beautiful Sea Glass background, so I die cut white cardstock using the Double Stitched Elongated Oval. I popped the oval up onto the card front with foam tape, which adds just enough dimension to separate it from the background.
The mistletoe was attached to the oval with liquid glue, and then I added the bow over the top using thin foam tape.
One of my favorite details about this design is the shape of the bow. It has these beautiful long ends that cascade down along the sides of the mistletoe and really help draw your eye through the entire arrangement. Paired with the pink color palette, it makes such a pretty statement on the card.
To finish everything off, I added a sentiment from the Festive Flourish Stamp Set. The beautiful, scripty font has such an elegant look and was the perfect finishing touch. I stamped it in black ink so it would stand out against all of the softer colors in the background.
I absolutely love how this card came together! The pinks and teals are a fun change from my usual Christmas colors, but the mistletoe and elegant sentiment still give it that wonderful holiday feel.
The entire Season of Wonder release is beautiful, and I have even more inspiration to share with you using some of these new products. Be sure to check out the full release to see all of the new stamps, stencils, BetterPress plates, cover plates, and coordinating products.
Thank you so much for stopping by and joining me for the Pinkfresh Studio Season of Wonder Release Blog Hop!
Be sure to check out all of the supplies I used below, and keep scrolling for the complete blog hop lineup and giveaway details. Good luck and happy hopping!
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So pretty, Mindy! I love this ribbon and the colors you chose are fabulous!
I love the colors on your card! So pretty!
Beautiful card – I am loving that pretty ribbon die/stencil!
Wow, Mindy! This is just so pretty and I can see using that bow for other cards besides Christmas cards. My granddaughter will make that her favorite!
Such a gorgoeus card! THis release is absolutley amazing and I can’t wait to see what else you create with it!
Love your color choices!
Your cards are gorgeous, love your color choices & designs. This release is my favorite, I love Christmas! Thank you!🥰
lovely colors
As always a beautiful card. I LOVE that bow!!
Pretty card, Mindy. Like the mint and pink combo.
The pinks and aquas go so beautifully together and really give it a retro vibe. Love the color choices. Thanks for sharing this card.
luv these colors for xmas so unusual and such a pretty card
The large bow and the mistletoe are my favorite! Gorgeous with the subtle sparkle!
So very pretty
I like pink for the Holidays. Lovely card and thanks for the beautiful inspiration.
Such a pretty card. Love your card base colour gives peppermint vibes a must have in this holiday
I love your card, it’s very pretty. I love the colors you used, The sea glass background is a great base. So many ideas for when I get mine. Thanks for the inspiration.
Pretty card, that bow is simply wonderful! Your colors are beautiful 💕
Such a lovely card and color combination!
Love the colors used! Adds such a modern touch to Christmas! The bow & script sentiments really catch my eye! Beautiful!
Yup that big bow again, it must go in my cart! It’s gorgeous.
So bright and pretty Mindy!
Lovely card. I like to added white pen. Just pops the bow up that much more.
Love your card!
SOOOOOO gorgeous, Mindy! Superb color choices. This release is a real beauty!!
Mindy, I have always admired your style. Thank you for sharing and love the choice of colors
I often forget what a difference a few white highlights can make. Such a pretty card.
Such a pretty card Mindy! I love the soft colours that you’ve chosen and all the little extra touches like the glitter and white accents!
Ugh. Your shading is just incredible. Amazing!!!
Such a pretty card – the pink……
Love your card, Mindy. It’s my favorite. Bought this set and the background dies, too!
Mindy, I love the bright colors! Teal is a favorite of mine, and it’s refreshing to see it used in a different theme. Thanks for sharing.
Very pretty card; love the color combination.
So pretty!
Merry Mistletoe is on my list for sure. Great card! Some retro colors with a modern feel.
One of my favorites from this release and I love the color combo you’ve used.
Love your card Mindy. The non-traditional colours are beautiful and I love the dimension you used. Enough but not too much. Thank you for the inspiration!
Lovely card! I love the colors you chose.
The pink bow is stunning! Love it!
So pretty 💜
I cannot even begin to say how much I love that bow! This is such a gorgeous card! 💖
Loving the non-traditional colors you used for your card. I love the flowing feeling that the long bow gives on the card. I must remember to bring out my oval dies to put under my images. It works so well to both ground an image and to add dimension.
I miss traditional Christmas colors, but your card is very pretty.
Love your non-traditional color choices Mindy! You nailed this, and your berries even look frosty. Beautiful card.
Loving all the pink and that bow is so pretty!
My 2 faves from this release are the Washi suite and the Treasured Greetings sets. They are so beautiful. Your mistletoe card with the oblong die to ground it is so very pretty!
Pretty card!
So pretty Mindy, love that bit of sparkle on the berries.
That bow those colors juat perfect
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Great card.